September 11
People born on this day are Virgo.
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NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
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Kurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Kurkse Strait.
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After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
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Nineteen members of al-Qaeda execute the September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that killed 2,977 people using four hijacked aircraft. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
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A dedication ceremony is held at the United States National September 11 Memorial on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in New York City, and the memorial opens to family members.
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The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
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A crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others.
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The Libyan city of Derna experiences catastrophic floods after Storm Daniel causes two dams to collapse, killing thousands of people.
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Hurricane Francine impacts the Gulf of Mexico, as a Category 2 hurricane.
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Soyuz MS-26 is launched to the International Space Station, setting a record of 19 people in orbit at the same time.
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Progress MS-32 is launched to resupply the International Space Station. It is the 300th spacecraft launched to the ISS.
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2006Oliver Peake, Australian cricketer
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2001Joseph Fahnbulleh, Liberian-American sprinter
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2000Leandro Bolmaro, Argentine-Italian basketball player
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2000Zay Flowers, American football player
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1997Harmony Tan, French tennis player
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1996Ross Colton, American professional ice hockey player
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1994Teuvo Teräväinen, Finnish ice hockey player
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1994Nicky Case, Canadian game developer
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1991Jordan Ayew, Ghanaian footballer
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1991Kygo, Norwegian DJ
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1990Jo Inge Berget, Norwegian footballer
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1987Robert Acquafresca, Italian footballer
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